#harshaw

[sissytobitch10seconds]

I honestly think it's so interesting that people tend to pick Kaz when they're making a character aro/ace when in the books Tolya mentions having no interest in romance or finding a partner and Harshaw (who was sadly omitted from S2) is mentioned to only love fire.

#headcanon whoever you like i'm not the fandom police #i just think it's interesting that people always go to kaz when they mention the grishaverse and ace rep #kaz states that he has desire for inej and has tried to be intimate with people #so clearly the urge and attraction is there #but with tolya and harshaw it's confirmed to not be #grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #crooked kingdom #tolya yul bataar #harshaw #kaz brekker #aromantic #asexual #aroace

[dcvina-claires]

being attached to characters that no one else cares about is so embarrassing wtf do you mean i’m obsessed with harshaw shadow and bone?

#grishaverse #gv #shadow and bone #sab #seige and storm #sas #ruin and rising #rar #harshaw sab #harshaw

[spideymichelle]

nikolai being convinced zoya has a thing for red heads/gingers because of his perceived closeness she has with harshaw and oncat, genya, count kirigin and juris so he dyes his hair (like the sturmhond) only for zoya to have zero interest in the change and her lowkey sad because she loves his golden hair

#zoyalai #zoya nazyalensky #nikolai lantsov #count kirigin #harshaw #saint juris

[iunderstoodthatreference7]

WE DEMAND ONCAT

#no i will not elaborate #six of crows #six of crows duology #leigh bardugo #shadow and bone #shadow and bone tv #harshaw #oncat #siege and storm #ruin and rising #alina starkov #genya safin #zoya nazyalensky #This post is for a very specific group of people

[stringcage]

they're actually cowards for not putting harshaw and oncat in the show and I will not stand for it

#give me my crazy cat man NOW #harshaw #oncat #grishaverse #shadow and bone netflix #shadow and bone #ruin and rising

[barrel-crow-n]

Harshaw, trying to comfort Alina: What's the problem? Anxiety? Low self-esteem? Obsessive thoughts of random arson? I've been there.

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #shadow and bone trilogy #harshaw #alina starkov #incorrect shadow and bone

[shyybread]

Harshaw and Oncat deserved better ;((

Thinking about how confused Oncat must have been looking for Harshaw and now my day is ruined :((

#shadow and bone #oncat #harshaw #ruin and rising #alina starkov #mal oretsev #grishaverse

[doyouknowthis-grishaverse]

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #my polls #fandom polls #grishaverse polls #s&b #sab #shadow and bone netflix #the grisha trilogy #six of crows #crooked kingdom #marie #harshaw #kuwei yul bo #six of crows kuwei #pavel sab #polina sab #stigg sab #vatra sab

[thetooclevermartian]

need to get on my a-spec soapbox for a bit

something that's been on my mind and bothering me is the fact that people are, in a way, gatekeeping characters from being headcanoned as aro/ace. most often i see it manifesting as "this character can't be aro/ace/aroace because they did x!" and it really really bothers me because we a-spec people have such little representation, and when we try to find some for ourselves, even through headcanons, that's taken away from us too.

for example, i saw a post about how katniss everdeen can't be aroace because she married peeta and had kids. (no hate to op btw, i'm just explaining why i disagree strongly). but that statement negates several things. 1) sexual and romantic attraction are spectrums. meaning that some people are going to be on them and still experience sexual and romantic attraction to a degree. they're still a-spec. personally, i headcanon katniss as demiromantic demisexual, meaning she'd need a close emotional bond with someone before she could be attracted to someone in either way. which fits with canon that she is attracted to peeta and also doesn't acknowledge experiencing attraction to anyone else (except maybe platonic attraction with gale but that's another thing). anyway. 2) ATTRACTION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A RELATIONSHIP. or marriage. or kids. or sex. or kissing. or anything, really. to say katniss can't be a-spec because she does these things erases the experiences of aroaces that do do these things. plus, for younger me, an aroace kid who didn't know he was aroace, seeing a character that wasn't focused on romance at all was important to me. even now, it's still important to me! i'll stand by a-spec katniss because of that!

one that also bothers me, though i see where people are coming from, is kaz brekker and inej ghafa. and though i completely understand not headcanoning them as a-spec, i have seen people shaming the fact that others would interpret them as such. (not to mention i have a-spec headcanons for them both that are supported by canon, but that's a post for another time). in a world where a-spec people have such little representation, why would you try and make us feel bad for looking for it? who does it harm if we headcanon characters as such? i've also seen other people say, "you have tolya and harshaw [other grishaverse characters if you don't know], who are either confirmed or heavily implied, why would you headcanon kaz and inej?" and again, no hate to these people, but have you ever considered that a) i want a wide variety of aro/ace spectrum characters. this includes characters that experience sexual/romantic attraction to some degree, or not at all but still engage in sexual or romantic actions. b) aro and ace people are never the main characters. (and in the case of tolya and harshaw, i'd like there to be more than just two minor characters who are in only 4/9 books combined). because in typical literature and media, main characters have to have romance. they have to have sex, or sexiness, at least. and behind that, they have to have attraction. if they have these things without attraction, they're a slut or a whore or an emotionless robot. c) so often, i am looking for myself in characters, because i know if i don't search, i will almost never explicitly find them.

all this big long stuff to say that i cannot put into words the exact, deep, acute ache i feel when i think about aroace representation and about how little we have. who does it benefit to keep us from finding ourselves and our unique experiences in characters we like? i'm just so exhausted of having my identities' representations stolen from me just because people don't understand what it means to be aromantic or asexual. so for the love of all things, please just let me find happiness in my favorite characters, cause god knows we aren't getting good, varied, common representation anytime soon.

#ok i'm off the soapbox #for now #LET US HEADCANON CHARACTERS AS A-SPEC WITHOUT BACKLASH PLEASE I'M BEGGING #you can pry my a-spec headcanons out of my cold dead hands #aromantic #asexual #katniss everdeen #the hunger games #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #tolya yul bataar #harshaw #six of crows #shadow and bone #king of scars #grishaverse

[nainz7]

one thing i learned from shadow and bone and the hunger games is that cats can survive anything

#buttercup #oncat #the hunger games #thg #shadow and bone #siege and storm #ruin and rising #shadow and bone trilogy #grishaverse #shadow and bone books #harshaw #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #alina starkov #mal oretsev

[appolinyou]

harshaw and oncat

#art #harshaw and oncat #harshaw #Harshaw hell #incorrect grisha quotes #kaz x inej #kaz brekker #nina zenik #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #mattias helvar #incorrect six of crows #six of crows #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone #zoya nazyalensky #nikolai lantsov #alina starkov #genya safin #david kostyk #King of Scars #rule of wolves #grisha #grishaverse #the grishaverse #Crash and Rise #alexander morozova #soc fanart

[multifandomconfusion]

#six of crows #grishaverse #jesper fahey #grishaverse shitpost #grishaverse meme #soc memes #soc #sab tv #shadow and bone #shadow and bone tv #harshaw #kaz brekker #grishaverse alignment charts #soc alignment charts

[maniacmaniac-19]

I've seen an interesting take a few times about Harshaw's death and how it was just because of a dislike for the character or that there wasn't enough care for a full death scene and tbh I think the manner in which he died and how little it was focused on was a choice by Leigh to reflect the horrors of war

And his death might have been planned before his character was even fully created just because of the significance of his death and its communication to the reader

Bc this guy who's brother was killed for being grisha still chose to fight against the guy who claimed that he would never let that happen again and would put power back in grisha's hands.

And yet, he chose to fight with Alina and his death was encapsulated in a sentence. He is so complex and that is why it is especially tragic to read that one sentence. Because you hope he's ok. And you hold out hope until you see Oncat without him

To me, that feels like a much more realistic depiction of war and death, we know that Harshaw is more than just a nameless face, but isn't that true of every fallen soldier? Harshaw's death not only functioned in a way to obtain the most empathy from the reader for him, but for every single unnamed face that had fallen

He is a reminder that for every life lost, there is someone more alone in the world and, to me, that is just incredible writing

#harshaw #shadow and bone #ruin and rising #everyone is entitled to their own opinions of his character of course! #but this is my take #of course #i do wish he didn't die #but i am in awe of the way it was done and the message i felt was communicated #also sorry if you randomly come across this i need to go to sleep

[grishaxverse]

harshaw: people tell me I have a unique way of lighting up a room.

zoya: it's called arson and those people are called witnesses

#this is what happened #ruin and rising #shadow and bone #siege and storm #harshaw #zoya nazyalensky #alina starkov #mal oretsev #genya safin #david kostyk #s&b incorrect #incorrect shadow and bone #oncat #grishaverse #grishaverse incorrect quotes #incorrect quote #incorrect quotes

[call-me-sunpaw]

#grishaverse #grishaverse memes #ruin and rising #the grisha trilogy #leigh bargudo #shadow and bone #s&b trilogy #siege and storm #alina starkov #nikolai lantsov #genya safin #mal oretsev #david kostyk #harshaw #aleksander morozova #the darkling #ravka

[barrel-crow-n]

I'll never forgive the show for not giving me Harshaw and Oncat. Harshaw was literally one of the best characters.

#he was an absolute pyromaniac and talked to his fucking cat #icon #harshaw #oncat #grishaverse #netflix shadow and bone #shadow and bone #shadow and bone trilogy #ruin and rising